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August 1, 1961
Mr. George Steinmets
Public Service Commission
State Office Building
Madison 2a Wisconsin
Dear Georges
Ret Proposed Deepening of Manitowoc
Harborj Your Letter of July 2?.
As for the alternative dredging plans east
of the 8th Street bridge* while we would be in favor
of the deeper of the two depthst I am not certain
that vessels calling at active docks up to the 8th
Street bridge will need more than 24 feet,, at least
for some time to come* On the other hand, there is
a terrific silting problem near the floating dry
dock Just below the upstream limit of the Federal
project. If the dredging below 8th Street would at
all help in keeping the current from slowing down
as quickly near the floating dry dock, then the 27
foot depth up to 8th Street might be more desirable.
In general there is a considerable silting problem in
the entire Corps' project along the Manitowoc River.
You might point out to the Corps that we
hope they will continue to keep under consideration
the idea of relocating the south wall of the breakwater further south. We might want to encourage outer
harbor development rather than further development in
the upper reaches of the Corps' project. It is already very difficult for the shipyard to handle large
lakers because of shape of the river shores. However,
I must point out that the Manitowoc Portland Cement
Company Dock is very dependent upon depths because it
handles stone. My guess is that it receives half-a-
million tons a year. Perhaps we must coiapromise between
protecting the interests of these operations at the
upper limits of the Corps' project and promoting the
idea of future outer harbor development,
Sincerely,
Donald P. Wood
DFWslm
Port Advisor

This folder contains correspondence and supplementary materials regarding Manitowoc Harbor and the Port of Manitowoc. Topics included are: city development, deepening of harbor, maintenance, water diversion, National Great Lakes Harbor Study, and commerce on the lake. There is international correspondence as well as local correspondence between Manitowoc Governors Walter G. Kopeke and Robert J. Rand, and correspondence of Port Advisor Donald F. Wood and Robert Matthes. There are some maps of Manitowoc Harbor included in reports and studies of the harbor.

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August 1, 1961
Mr. George Steinmets
Public Service Commission
State Office Building
Madison 2a Wisconsin
Dear Georges
Ret Proposed Deepening of Manitowoc
Harborj Your Letter of July 2?.
As for the alternative dredging plans east
of the 8th Street bridge* while we would be in favor
of the deeper of the two depthst I am not certain
that vessels calling at active docks up to the 8th
Street bridge will need more than 24 feet,, at least
for some time to come* On the other hand, there is
a terrific silting problem near the floating dry
dock Just below the upstream limit of the Federal
project. If the dredging below 8th Street would at
all help in keeping the current from slowing down
as quickly near the floating dry dock, then the 27
foot depth up to 8th Street might be more desirable.
In general there is a considerable silting problem in
the entire Corps' project along the Manitowoc River.
You might point out to the Corps that we
hope they will continue to keep under consideration
the idea of relocating the south wall of the breakwater further south. We might want to encourage outer
harbor development rather than further development in
the upper reaches of the Corps' project. It is already very difficult for the shipyard to handle large
lakers because of shape of the river shores. However,
I must point out that the Manitowoc Portland Cement
Company Dock is very dependent upon depths because it
handles stone. My guess is that it receives half-a-
million tons a year. Perhaps we must coiapromise between
protecting the interests of these operations at the
upper limits of the Corps' project and promoting the
idea of future outer harbor development,
Sincerely,
Donald P. Wood
DFWslm
Port Advisor

We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org.